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Croydon Clocktower is an arts and museum complex located on Katharine Street in
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History

The venue, which forms part of the 19th-century
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, was opened as an arts and museum complex by Queen
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in 1994. A notable early success was the Picasso exhibition in March to May 1995 named ''Picasso's Croydon Period''. The venue contains the Museum of Croydon, Clocktower Café and the Croydon Central Library. Other facilities which can be accessed from Croydon Clocktower include the David Lean Cinema, which offers a regular programme of art house and independent films, and the Braithwaite Hall, which is used for concerts, theatre and children's shows.


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Croydon Clocktower at Croydon CouncilCentral Library
{{Authority control Culture in the London Borough of Croydon Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Croydon Leisure in the London Borough of Croydon Clock towers in the United Kingdom Towers in London Arts centres in London Tourist attractions in the London Borough of Croydon Turret clocks Individual clocks in England Towers completed in 1895